Banyan's Mike O'Keeffe and Michael Gibson attended the EAA Airventure annual convention and fly-in, commonly referred to as "Oshkosh." It is an annual gathering of aviation enthusiasts held at Wittman Regional Airport in Oshkosh, Wisconsin, the home of the show's internationally recognized sponsor, Experimental Aircraft Assocation (EAA). During the event, the control tower is the [...]
For the past nine years with the help of churches, missions, individuals, and organizations, Banyan has been leading the revitalization, rebuilding, re-equipping, and staffing of Egbe Hospital in a very rural location in Nigeria. The hospital, maintenance center, and housing portion of the 33-acre mission station are complete, and it has been one year since [...]
Thank you to everyone who donated and helped promote the Egbe Hospital shoe drive. Our team collected 300 pairs of shoes that will be shipped in the next container to Nigeria, where they will be delivered to the ECWA Hospital Egbe. Banyan's Shirley Kyle, accounting, Felicia Sharkey, parts, and Priscilla Strickland, accounting, decided to organize [...]
On Thursday, Sept 12, 2019 Banyan Air Service was honored by the City of Fort Lauderdale with a proclamation recognizing Banyan’s 40th anniversary at Fort Lauderdale Executive Airport. The proclamation was signed by Mayor Dean J. Trantalis and presented to Don Campion. Also in attendance were Sueanne Campion, Commissioner Heather Moraitis, and Rufus [...]
Banyan is now turning 40 and our team at Banyan Air Service looks forward to celebrating an array of events and developments with the aviation community, from classes and appreciation days to business expansions. Events Customer Appreciation Day: September 14, 10 a.m – 3 p.m. The FBO looks forward to hosting customers at [...]
For Release: August 16, 2019 Fort Lauderdale, FLA. – On September 14, 2019 from 10 am – 3 pm, Banyan Air Service based at Fort Lauderdale Executive Airport will host a customer appreciation open house. “It was 1979 when it all began and it is hard to believe it’s been 40 years,” says Banyan’s [...]
For Release: August 8, 2019 Fort Lauderdale, Fla. – Paul Rose has returned to Banyan Air Service after a three year tour with Embraer Executive Jets. He rejoins Banyan as vice president of technical sales, a role he previously held with Banyan for over 14 years. Paul’s responsibilities include managing the technical sales team, growing [...]
For Release: August 5, 2019 Fort Lauderdale, FLA. – Banyan Pilot Shop based at Fort Lauderdale Executive Airport will host an aviation career day on Saturday, September 21, 2019 from 11 am – 3 pm. This event is not a job fair, but an educational event to discover what South Florida flight schools, colleges and [...]
You wake up in the morning (or afternoon) on January 1st, 2020, wash the prior evening’s festivities from your eyes, and while staring into the mirror you realize that your aircraft has missed the FAA’s mandate to have ADS-B Out installed. After a quick Google search reveals that the FAA has not pushed back [...]
[Updated July, 2019] When the FAA mandated that ADS-B installation on all aircraft flying in the U.S. be completed by January 1, 2020, they must have known there'd be aircraft that would miss the deadline. But it's safe to say no one could predict that over half of the U.S. aircraft would be non-compliant to [...]
Hurricane season officially starts on June 1st and ends on Nov 30th. Whether it is just a small tropical storm passing through or a dangerously high category hurricane, you should always have a hurricane plan in place for your aircraft. Below are 3 options to consider when creating a hurricane plan for your aircraft. [...]
Banyan Pilot Shop, The World’s Largest Pilot Shop, returns to SUN ‘n FUN this year in a bigger and better booth (LD-11) which is located next to the FAA building. Several activities are planned, including meet and greet events, drawings for thousands of dollars in prizes as well as unique products not available anywhere else. [...]
